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Friday, May 18, 2018

Minister denies orchestrating youths arrest in Kwara

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed, has denied orchestrating arrest of some members of Kwara South Youths
Stakeholders, reports ITRealms.

According to a press statement made available to ITRealms,
Mohammed said his attention has been drawn to the accusation by the Kwara South
Youths Stakeholders that he orchestrated the recent arrest by the police of
some youths in the Kwara South.

The Hon. Minister vehemently rejects this accusation,
insisting that he has nothing to do with the arrest of the youths in Kwara
South, and believes - contrary to the allegation by the stakeholders - that the
arrest has nothing to do with the Ward Congress in his hometown of Oro. After
all, suspected cultists were also recently arrested and paraded by the police
in Ilorin.

The Hon. Minister wishes to state that the police, in the
exercise of its constitutional responsibility, does not need to be goaded by
anyone to carry out arrests where necessary.

Concerning the outcome of the election in his Oro Ward 2,
the Hon. Minister has made his observations on the conduct of the election
known to the appropriate party authorities, in line with his strong belief in
the rule of law.

Suffice it to say, however, that the only credible Ward
election was the one held by the genuine party members in Oro Ward 2. That
explains why, after the election, there was a rally around Oro Town that
eventually terminated in the country home of the Hon. Minister. He does not
believe there is any linkage between the election and the arrests.